"If the bill truly does nothing and there is no enforcement, why do we need the bill on the books?"
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-Rep. Doug Cox Ph.D (R)
Unfortunately SB1433 passed the House Health Committee yesterday.
March 28, 2012
February 17, 2012
Important links for those upset about Personhood bill in Oklahoma
After the OK state senate’s ruling regarding SB 1433 The Personhood Act a lot started happening across social media sites. Let’s do a quick rundown of some of those groups/pages/organizations etc. that will be important to know about when it comes to turning online disapproval of this bill into real world action.
OK4RJ
Definitely one of my favorite resources for OK related reproductive justice education and information. The blog updates regularly and covers a wide variety of topics and issues. This group is currently busy with organizing a conference to take place next weekend, a great place to meet other activists in the area.
Pro-Life or Pro-Lives? (event)
- Happening next week this event features Lynn Paltrow of Natinal Advocates for Pregnant Women and Julie Burkhart of Trust Women for an excellent explanation of the real world implications of fetal rights claims. This leads us right into…
Take Root: Red State Perspectives on Reproductive Justice 2012 (conference)
- Happening next weekend (Feb 24-25) in Norman, OK, this will be a fantastic opportunity to meet and learn from fantastic reproductive justice advocates and activists in the region. The first national conference of its kind in this area it promises to be an important moment for reproductive justice activism in Oklahoma.
Oklahoma Hates Women (facebook group link)
- The above links to the facebook group loosely associated with this blog. Started in ‘10 in reaction the the ultrasound laws the phrase Oklahoma Hates Women has become important in translating into clear language what it is that this legislation says to people in OK and around the country. Obviously this blog is related to the name as well as a Twitter account that is just a reiteration of what is posted onto here.
OCRJ (non profit organization)
- The Oklahoma Coalition for Reproductive Justice does a lot when it comes to organizing lobby efforts at the State Capitol. If you ever hear about the “people in pink” or as the republican senate likes to call them the “abortion industry lobby” this is that group. Their website is here.
Pro-Lives Oklahoma (group)
- This is the newest facebook group I’ve seen started solely for the purpose of advocating against personhood in Oklahoma.
Pro-Choice Oklahoma (group)
- Facebook group dedicated to educating and advocating for the importance of choice in Oklahoma.
Persons Against Personhood in Oklahoma (change.org petition)
- Petition on change.org to ask Governor Fallin to take action on behalf of the constituents if SB 1433 becomes law.
STOP the Oklahoma Personhood Bill-March In March (page)
- Brand new page to get the word out on a protest march to be set for March 1.
So! That is a lot to take in and many places to connect to people over this important issue. Of course reproductive justice is always being attacked and threatened in Oklahoma, hopefully these new groups and efforts help to solidify a presence of activists to thwart future efforts. Best case scenario is that this personhood business goes to a state question (there is a bill moving through the house in order to do that), in that event it will be important to develop this online activism and concern into groups that can actively educate the citizens of Oklahoma as to why personhood is dangerous and harmful to their personal reproductive health and rights.
If you spot anyone/thing/page/group/etc. I may have missed feel free to send a tweet, message or email! (oklahomahateswomen@gmail.com)
May 26, 2011
Sanity Prevails in Oklahoma, For Now
In a sign that—perhaps, maybe—the extreme right’s extremist attacks on the rights and health of women and children may have some limits, the Oklahoma legislature today allowed a bill to die in committee which, if passed, would have denied food vouchers and nutrition services to prenatal and pediatric clients served by Planned Parenthood of Tulsa County.
- Jodi Jacobson, Editor-in-Chief RH Reality Check
April 28, 2011
"I want to humbly apologize for my statements last night about African Americans and women. I believe that our government should not provide preference based on race or gender. I misspoke while trying to convey this point last night during debate. Women are some of the hardest workers in the world. My husband is a pastor of a diverse inner-city church and the way that my words came out last night is certainly not my true spirit."
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CLASSIC “I KNOW PEOPLE OF COLOR SO OBVIOUSLY I’M NOT A RACIST” RESPONSE. Though I don’t know Representative Kern’s “true spirit” her action in voting for the proposed constitutional amendment was in fact a racist one.
More on the apology from News9 here.
April 28, 2011
Pictured, Rep. Sallly Kern
Kern said women earn less than men because “they tend to spend more time at home with their families.”
Read more from this Tulsa World article at http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=16&articleid=20110427_11_0_TheOkl298226
April 26, 2011
Measure would impact infant feeding program to target Planned Parenthood
More info on OK House lawmaker decision to cut WIC funding.
Unbelievably, something like that occurred last week in the Oklahoma House. Rep. Jason Murphey, R-Guthrie, moved to amend a senior nutrition bill so that it prohibits independent contractors from distributing federal funds for a program that feeds mothers, babies and small children.
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The amendment would allow governmental entities - mainly county health departments - to continue distributing WIC vouchers. But it’s no stretch to argue that the women who obtain WIC from the independent contractors might have great difficulty finding their way to a health department site. Remember, these are not women of means. Many, if not most, would have to rely on public transportation - with one or more small children in tow. Some of the new mothers are younger than 16 years old and obviously would have no choice but to rely on someone else to drive them.
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Yet another worrisome consequence of this amendment: If there aren’t enough providers to serve all WIC clients, and the client rolls decline, then the federal funding for the program might be cut back - at a time when more money is needed for such purposes.
- Tulsa World Editorial Writers
Contact your OK senator to keep this amendment for adversely affecting Oklahoma’s families and children!
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All this debate about abortion, but how often do you hear from the women who get them?
Well now there’s a tumblr for that!
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inconstantcontradiction asked: "The problem with sexist, racist, homophobic, transphobic, classist, ableist, etc., remarks and “jokes” is not that they’re offensive, but that by relying for their meaning on harmful cultural narratives about privileged and marginalized groups they reinforce those narratives, and the stronger those narratives are, the stronger the implicit biases with which people are indoctrinated are. That’s real harm, not just “offense."
http://finenessandaccuracy.wordpress.com/2010/01/13/i-dont-care-if-youre-offended/
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